Prosecutors added money laundering to the charges against Jason Penrod, a former Lake Wales lawyer accused of stealing from a ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Polk County man behind bars faces additional charges after his boss uncovered a scheme involving stolen ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Lake Wales man is behind bars after Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives used a combination of ...

A 60-year old substitute teacher is being held on $35,000 bond after being accused of showing explicit pictures of herself to her elementary school students in Lake Wales.

The Florida Turnpike Enterprise is exploring plans to build an extension of the Polk Parkway from SR-60 near Lake Wales, possibly disturbing the serenity of Bok Tower Gardens.

For more than a decade, the state and county have coveted a high-speed alternative to U.S. 27. Two public meetings are ...

Llangorse attracts around 50,000 visitors every year, but most of them stay down by the lake. On this walk, Derek headed away from the water and up into the hills to Allt Yr Esgair. It's an ideal walk ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man has been arrested after police said he allegedly engaged in sexual acts with a horse. The ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — A former substitute teacher in Lake Wales was arrested after police said she showed sexually explicit photos to students, many of which included herself. Administrators at ...

Three investors have sued the company that operates a business incubator in Lake Wales, claiming that Florida Development Corp. is not acknowledging their roles as partial owners. The plaintiffs ...

An ex-substitute teacher in Lake Wales was arrested for showing elementary school students sexually explicit photos of herself, police said.